How to Use amphibian in a Sentence

amphibian

noun
  • Many amphibians, such as frogs, are slimy, but snakes aren’t.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019
  • In fact, many reptiles have this trait, as well as some amphibians and fish.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024
  • The amphibians are a subspecies of frog (all toads are frogs; not all frogs are toads).
    — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • Many are about toads, or other amphibians.
    — Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
  • To keep them from drying out, most amphibians will lay their eggs in water.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The thinking has been that if fish and amphibians can do it, maybe humans can too.
    — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Kids and caregivers will learn about reptiles and amphibians at this free event.
    — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2017
  • The small amphibians are called coquí, and they're named after the sound two of the species make at night.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • Yet the amphibians thrive in a huge range of habits over most of the globe and have done so for millions of years.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
  • What about fish, reptiles and amphibians?
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • These three species add to the more than 400 species of amphibians on the island.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Unlike many amphibians, red-backs do not return to water to lay eggs.
    — Dave Taft, New York Times, 2 May 2018
  • The same doesn't apply to any amphibians who might want to join her in the night, however.
    — Phil Boucher, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • To survive, ticks must eat the blood of mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 23 May 2017
  • These are legless amphibians — not snakes, not worms — that spend their lives burrowing through moist soil.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In the tick’s case, they are set upon by a host of species, such as birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals.
    — Dave Taft, New York Times, 8 June 2017
  • Spring peepers, wood frogs, gray tree frogs, and other amphibians head to these vernal pools and call out for mates.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The teeth don’t resemble those of lungfish, bony fish, or amphibians.
    — Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, 17 May 2017
  • The amphibian has so little need for sight, its eyes are completely covered in skin.
    — National Geographic, 15 Apr. 2016
  • The researchers aren't sure if the amphibians clustered together to hunt as a group or to breed.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
  • And Prince Naveen has also been turned into an amphibian by an evil force!
    — Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Take home one of the reptiles or amphibians as a pet or get supplies for your current ones at this large expo show.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • The school has a collection of lizards, snakes and amphibians students are learning to care for.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
  • The amphibian has a wide, gentle smile, which encourages the author to smile even when things get tough.
    — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The amphibian is able to dodge his pursuer by cleverly hiding in a snail shell until the snake gives up the hunt.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022
  • The accident left over a million fish and tens of thousands of crayfish and amphibians dead.
    — Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The smooth surface of the amphibian enabled it to pass through meter-high bushes and sparse forest.
    — Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
  • But one particular amphibian can kill your pet.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Live birth, or skipping the egg-laying and larva stage, is extremely rare in amphibians.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The snakes catch tree-dwelling prey, from small lizards and birds to insects, amphibians and some small mammals, according to the study.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025

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